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Buffy and Spike out at night, Spike over her shoulder

When you're trying to think of anything but the evil bloodsucking fiend and oops, he's right there.

Spuffy glaring at each other with the caption: brought a kiss to a knife fight by pimby

As one does.

Buffy and Spike at Xander and Anya's not a wedding

24 years ago, we got one of the sweetest Spuffy moments in S6 and it hurt so good.

"It's nice, watching you be happy. For them, even. I don't see it a lot. You, um... you glow. " 😭

Buffy and Spike looking stern

Mom and Dad are very disappointed in you.

Spuffy snuggling; cover image for Featured

Our current Features explore post-series life for Spuffy. Love, devotion, and adventure is a given -- as is a bit of rough and tumble. They (and we) wouldn't have it any other way.

This collection also represents creators whose works haven't been featured before!

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Spike lighting a cigarette

Why him so pretty?

Buffy Anne Summers

Happy Women's History Month to her.

"Buffy" and Spike in Who Are You

"Buffy" and Spike in Who Are You

"Buffy" and Spike in Who Are You

26 years ago....they were insane for this.

The sluttiest thing a man can do is be well-read.

Spike pouting outside of Buffy's house

Buffy giving Spike the infamous "tell me you love me" speech

Buffy breaking up with Spike

Buffy using Spike's real name; Spike realizing this breakup is real

24 years ago, Spuffy broke our hearts.

Also Riley proved he's still The Worst. I could go into details, but I've already done that on #AnotherBuffyPodcast. Catch it here: anotherbuffypodcast.com/episodes/btv... or wherever you get your podcasts.

"Happy" 24 years of As You Were!

Spike pouting outside Buffy's house

Buffy giving Spike the infamous "tell me you love me" speech

Buffy breaking up with Spike

Buffy calling Spike "William"

24 years ago, Spuffy broke our hearts.

Also Riley proved he's still The Worst. I could go into details, but I've already done that on #AnotherBuffyPodcast. Catch it here: anotherbuffypodcast.com/episodes/btv... or wherever you get your podcasts.

Spuffy romance novel cover

Spuffy never got a traditional "couple's" promo shoot the way Bangel and Biley did, but we did get our own romance novel cover.

Happy 23 years of Storyteller! With special thanks to Andrew.

REAL

Spike looking whorey (affectionate) with an open button-up showing bare skin as he prepares a drink and smokes

We love us a season dedicated to catering to the female gaze.

Buffy giving Angel a "stfu" look when he objects to her claim that, "Just remember, a vampire's personality has nothing to do with the person it was" strictly to spare Willow's feelings.

27 years since Angel tried to correct Buffy's statement about a vampire's personality having nothing to do with who they were in life.

27 years and people still argue about this in fandom, particularly when it comes to Angel himself.

Yet here he is saying the thing.

Anyway...

Spuffy kissing over the question: what's the craziest on-screen chemistry you've ever seen? posed by @rkrelentless on Threads

Facts be like

Sad truth

four panels of Spuffy from Smashed, fighting to fucking. Caption: The existence of a safeword also implies the existence of a dangerword that you can use to instantly turn any sexual event into a combat encounter by tumblr user piosplayhouse

S6 Spuffy was all dangerwords and no safewords.

Spike approaching Buffy at a party

Buffy having none of it

Spike being a little shit

Spuffy making eyes at each other and Spike badly misreading the situation, as he is prone to do.

Following his disastrous declaration of love, Spike decided to get into Buffy's good graces by... *checks notes* being a little shit.

He's such an idiot.

Happy 25 years of I Was Made to Love You!

comic panel of sweet Spuffy cheek kiss

Domestic Spuffy bliss.

Buffy and Spike in the basement

Buffy telling Spike she needs Spike to be dangerous

Spike angry at being called out

Spike getting his duster

23 years ago, Buffy told Spike she needed him to be dangerous, be the Spike who tried to kill her when they first met, so Spike went out to don his armor -- the physical representation of his most killingest (what, it's a word!) self.

Happy 23 years of Get It Done!

Featured work cover image; February 16-March 1 Theme Valentine's Day Romantic Spuffy manip

Valentine's might be over but we're celebrating love all month long. Okay -- with Spuffy, we're always celebrating love. On Valentine's, we take it to 11.

Our current Featureds explore how the Slayer and the world's most romantic undead dope express their feelings.
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Spike paired with the caption "oh sure blame the guy whose fault this is" by deepinourengines

Don't worry, we will.

Spike telling Buffy she has bleeding tragic taste in men

Buffy not knowing Spike is talking about them, really (okay he's not but I'm still right)

Who has two thumbs and is a complete goober? This guy. (Spike giving the double thumbs up)

Of course, to get to the most romantic moment of all time, there were some growing pains.

Like Spike unknowingly predicting that Buffy's "bleeding tragic taste in men" would one day lead her to him; that he would be a tragic choice for a while before becoming the right one.

Spike kneeling before Buffy in Touched, with the text overlay of his speech, which reads: I've been alive a bit longer than you. And dead a lot longer than that. I've seen things you couldn't imagine. And done things I'd prefer you didn't. Don't exactly have a reputation for being a thinker. I follow my blood, which doesn't exactly rush in the direction of my brain. So I make a lot of mistakes. A lot of wrong bloody calls. A hundred plus years. And there's only one thing I've ever been sure of. You. Hey, look at me. I'm not asking you for anything. When I say I love you, it's not because I want you. Or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are. What you do. How you try. I've seen your kindness, and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand, with perfect clarity, exactly what you are... You're a hell of a woman. You're the One, Buffy.

Spuffy cuddling

Spuffy cuddling

Spuffy cuddling

In honor of Valentine's Day, we are celebrating the most romantic moment in all of Buffyverse; nay, in all of television. Spike's demonstration of complete, selfless love, providing Buffy something she's never had, and giving her the strength she needed to win the last fight in Sunnydale.

Buffy and Spike arguing

Freak couple arguing over how to celebrate the most romantic Friday the 13th of the year (right before Valentine's Day).

Buffy confused as to why Spike is talking to her at the Bronze

Buffy thrown by finding Spike in her home

Buffy and Spike on a NOT date, waiting in his car

Buffy demanding to know if they're on a date and Spike being a complete cringefail and biffing it

Much as we love our chaos gremlin, he can be a real moron sometimes.

Case in point: the way to woo a slayer is not by cosplaying as either of her exes.

That'll get you a one-way ticket booted out of her house.

...For now.

Happy 25 years of Spike's epic!fail, Crush.

Buffy catching Spike's eye after she's introduced to her surprise date

Spike being all wtf you have a date?

Spike sharing a very suggestive look with Buffy after she gets a present that's supposed to address all her little achies

Buffy definitely thinking that personal massager is gonna be used for all kinds of stuff

24 years ago, Buffy continued the tradition of having less-than-stellar birthdays. Spike was absolutely NOT jealous of Buffy's surprise blind date. They did NOT use the personal massager for naughty things. And Buffy was kind enough to help Spike with a cramp. In his pants.

What? It's a thing.

Spike encouraging Buffy to go on her date, telling her not to worry about him or his feelings

Buffy rushing to Spike's side after he's minorly inconvenienced

Buffy telling Spike she loves him in her own way (telling him she's not ready for him to not be here)

First Date aired 23 years ago today, giving us:

Spike doing what neither Angel nor Riley could -- support for her dating someone else without making his jealousy her problem.

Spike offering to leave and being the first man in her life who listens when she asks him to stay.